Pain & Anxiety Control

Pain management has several components and at Maroondah Dental Care we aim to address each one:

Gentle Local Anesthetic technique: We use strong topical anesthetic (gel) to numb the gum prior to administering Local Anesthesia and then slow administration of Local anesthesia ensures a comfortable procedure

Gentle use of instruments around your mouth : we pride ourselves in being Soft Handed

Our European chairs have memory foam which molds to your body to reduce body aches.

Ceiling mounted TVs stand as a pleasant distraction on which you can watch your favorite movies / TV shows and Live TV as well. There are also quality wireless headphones if you really want to get involved into it!!!

Forget the needle for Scaling and Root planning (Deep Clean): Oraqix is a needle free anesthetic, administered topically at and below the gum line. Maroondah Dental Care recommend this alternative to traditional anesthesia for several reasons:

Quick 30 second onset

Usual duration effect is for 20mts and so normal sensation by the time you finish the appointment

It is site specific and would only numb the areas that need to be numbed.

Sedation Dentistry

For clients who are afraid, nervous or stressed to visit the dentist, we at Maroondah Dental Care are happy to offer many different types of sedation options to help them attend their appointments with the greatest ease.

We do what it takes to make sure the right sedation dentistry is used for our patients no matter how big or small the dental problem is. We take the time to listen and understand our patient’s anxiety issues and help them build confidence and trust. This in itself, is the most important part of overcoming dental phobias.

Sedation / Sleep dentistry services are ideal for patients who:

Fear going to the dentist and are experiencing complex problems.

Dislike the dentist due to past bad experiences

Cannot have treatment done due to extreme gag reflux

Have difficulty achieving the desired effects of local anesthetic even with multiple injections

Have extremely sensitive teeth

Want all or majority of the dental work done in a short time or in ‘’one hit’’

Sedation Options:

Oral Sedation:

Twilight sedation:

Conscious sedation or called Twilight anesthesia deals with the management of anxiety through the use of intravenous sedation. Advantage is that it can be done in the normal clinical setting and the anxious patients would be calmed and put to sleep before their procedure. Patients experience drowsiness and may sleep lightly, though they can be easily awoken. Usually, patients have no recollection of their treatment afterwards.

General Anesthesia:

Maroondah Dental Care has an arrangement with a nearby Day surgery Centre with dental facilities.

Typically a registered anesthetist administers the general anesthesia and then our team can perform any dental treatment required.